The nurse is assessing the patient with major depressive disorder. Which characteristic alerts the nurse that the patient may be planning to commit suicide?
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The nurse is assigned to the patient with a brain neoplasm who has been experiencing symptoms of depression. During shift report, the off-going nurse reports observing the patient in a trance-like state. The nurse suspects that the tumor is in which lobe of the brain?
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Which question by the student nurse assessing a potentially suicidal patient requires prompt correction by the supervising nurse?
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